Re: Broadcast IP Network Model Problem Statement
From: Colin Perkins (C.Perkins@cs.ucl.ac.uk)
Date: Tue, Apr 27 1999
To: Jon Crowcroft <J.Crowcroft@cs.ucl.ac.uk>
cc: "Michael A. Dolan" <miked@tbt.com>, udlr@sophia.inria.fr, www-tv@w3.org (WWW TV List)
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 17:30:42 +0100
Message-ID: <3143.925230642@cs.ucl.ac.uk>
From: Colin Perkins <C.Perkins@cs.ucl.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Broadcast IP Network Model Problem Statement
--> Jon Crowcroft writes:
>In message <3.0.5.32.19990425161040.009df200@cts.com>, "Michael A. Dolan" typed
> >>THE PROBLEM
> >>-----------
> >>In the carriage of IP over a broadcast link, there are several problems
> >>that need to be addressed in order for multiple broadcasters and receiver
> >>manufacturers to make use of the transport in any sane manner, and without
> >>colliding on network address usage.
>
>fyi:
>to some extent this issue is being discussed between the MPEG cttee
>and the AVT WG (right, colin?) - the area of multiplexing (and
>demuxing and associated I-Ds/addresses ) that differ between
>for example DMIF and RTP Is a topic there.....
To some extent, although this is at the level of multiplexing SL-packetised
MPEG-4 elementary streams for efficient transport (reducing header overhead),
rather than to address any lower level network address usage concerns.
Colin